Placement test

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Introductory questions
Whats your name? How do you spell your surname? Where are you from? Did you learn English at school? For how many years?

1 Starter
1 2 3 4 5 Question What do you do? Do you work or are you a student? Tell me about your family. What do you do in your free time? (Do you play football or any sports?) What do you do every day? What time do you get up / start work? Tell me about the town where you live. Goals (with coursebook unit) Say where you work (2) Talk about families (2) Say how you spend your time (4) Talk about your daily routine (6) Talk about a place you know (7)

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A1

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2 Elementary
Question 6 7 8 9 10 Tell me about something you can do well. (Can you swim? Can you cook?) How often do you usually see your friends? (What do you do together?) Where do you live? Tell me about your home. What are you going to do at the weekend? Have you been to an English-speaking country? Tell me about your visit. (OR Tell me about an interesting place you have been to.) Goals (with coursebook unit) Say what you can do (1) Say what you do in your free time (3) Talk about homes (5) Talk about hopes and plans (14) Talk about trips and past events (4) Talk about experiences (13)

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A2

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3 Pre-intermediate
Question 11 12 Tell me about something that you did with your friends/family recently. Why did you enjoy it? Tell me about the weather in your country. Which is your favourite season and why do you like it? Imagine that I am a visitor to your country. What advice would you give me? Can you tell me about an object that is special for you? Why is it special? Where do you live in a house or an apartment? Whats it like? Goals (with coursebook unit) Describe past events (4) Talk about weather (6) Give opinions (3) Give advice (5) Make recommendations (7) Talk about possessions (8) Talk about homes and housing (11)

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B1

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4 Intermediate
Question 16 17 What sort of television programmes do you like? How do you keep in touch with your friends and family (by phone/email)? How do you think communication might change in the future? Tell me about the last film you saw at the cinema (or the last book you read). Would you recommend it? Think about an interesting person you have met. What is he/she like? Have you ever been on a journey where something went wrong? Goals (with coursebook unit) Talk about TV and radio (1) Express preferences (1)

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B1 to B2

Talk about methods of communication (2) Speculate about the future (2)

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Describe a book [or film] (1) Make recommendations (1) Describe personality (7) Talk about unexpected travel situations (8) Talk about something that went wrong (5)

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5 Upper Intermediate
Question 21 22 Tell me about something you are good at. Can you tell me about a famous landmark/person in your country? What do you know about it/them? What do you use the internet for? Do you think it will ever replace books and newspapers? Why / why not? If an English person wanted to learn your language, how should they do this and why? Where do you see yourself in five years time? Goals (with coursebook unit) Talk about things youre good at (1)

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B2

Talk about landmarks where you live (4) Talk about well-known people where you live (4) Talk about media and the internet (6) Justify your point of view (6) Make and justify recommendations (12) Talk about the future (14) Describe personal hopes and expectations (14)

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6 Advanced
Question 26 27 28 29 How has the way you learn English changed over the years? Do you think life for children today is easier or harder than it was for your parents / for you? Describe an advert you have seen. How effective do you think it is? What image do other people have of your country, its food and its people? Do you think it is accurate? Are you concerned about climate change? What evidence of it is there in your country? Goals (with coursebook unit)

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C1

Describe experiences of language learning (3) Make comparisons and talk about changes (4) Talk about advertising and marketing (8) Speculate about image (9)

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Talk about climate change (11)

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